Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Greece
Greece: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 120,909 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Greece, 1981–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Greece stood at 120,909 number. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Greece peaked at 558,903 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 120,909 number, in 2018.
Greece ranks 58th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Greece, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 558,903 number | — |
| 1991 | 452,104 number | -19.1% |
| 2001 | 276,269 number | -38.9% |
| 2005 | 448,678 number | +62.4% |
| 2007 | 395,166 number | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 388,440 number | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 164,966 number | -57.5% |
| 2018 | 120,909 number | -26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 558,903 number | 558,903 number | 558,903 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 452,104 number | 452,104 number | 452,104 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 377,138 number | 276,269 number | 448,678 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 142,938 number | 120,909 number | 164,966 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4779 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 70,680 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -5.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 328,985 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2441 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 358,828 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6913 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,340 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.17 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Greece?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Greece was 120,909 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 558,903 number in 1981.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 120,909 number in 2018.
- How does Greece rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- Greece ranks 58th out of 87 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of females over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.